Another week and change has gone by since we shared 20 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1,437 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and...
Sumac give us “The Deal” teaser
Remember that new Aaron Turner-led band, Sumac, we mentioned back in September? Well, they’ve posted a teaser audio clip, which may be for the song “The Deal,” from their upcoming Profound Lore release. Said Aaron Turner on the initial announcement...Deafheaven offering ‘Sunbather’ blanket
Still have some holiday shopping left to do? Well, the first thing you should buy is one of our new shirts. But once you’re done that, and you want to piss off the metal purist closest to you, a Deafheaven Sunbather blanket is now available. The $85 blanket,...Win tickets to see Deafheaven!
Converse – they’re more than just Chuck Taylors. Their Rubber Tracks program has been not only giving bands an opportunity to record music in studios, but they’ve also presented concerts as well. That’s what they’re in the process of...Deafheaven team with Converse for free shows
Deafheaven has announced a series of free shows, as part of the Converse Rubber Tracks Live tour. Said vocalist George Clarke in an interview with the Chicago Tribune: “Performing these songs is cathartic. It gets the aggression out. But it doesn’t help my...Follow Us
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Catch up now: 50 new songs/videos released this week – 9/9/2025
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 37 new songs, this week brings a larger round of 50 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including Sun Don’t Shine,...
Månegarm’s Erik Grawslö shares his Top 5 viking metal bands
Swedish viking metal veterans Månegarm have returned with Edsvuren, released on August 29th via Napalm Records. Marking a powerful new chapter in their 30-year career and continuing their legacy, the record blends Norse mythology, folk traditions, and blackened...
New & Noteworthy: Life promises releases – 2/16/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the returns of The Jack Rubies and Ihsahn, the debuts of Crawlers and The Requiem, as well as...
New & Noteworthy: Releases in Oath 2/9/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s New Music Friday sees the release of new albums from the likes of Chelsea Wolfe, tAKiDA, Infected Rain, TSO, Split...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Can Wait – 2/2/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. On the first Friday of February, we’ll be getting new music from rock stalwarts J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) and KMFDM, the return of...